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Any of you fools have Fios?
2010-11-19, 11:07 AM #1
And can tell me anything about? It's about damned time I dropped cox. Supposedly I get 'up to 3Mb/s'. I just ran speedtest.net and had to leave it on and go do something else. When I came back, it hadn't finished yet. When it finally did, I got only 0.08Mb/s. Their customer support is absolute trash. All they want me to do is unplug things, and continue to insist that they can't test my speed because I have a router.

The only other option around here is fios.
2010-11-19, 1:14 PM #2
FIOS is pretty renowned for remarkable speed and reliability
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2010-11-19, 1:26 PM #3
I've had FIOS at my dad's and my current place. What Emon said, except replace 'renowned' with 'personal experience' in this case.
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2010-11-19, 1:50 PM #4
I used FIOS back home in Maryland. We were one of the early adopters in one of the first test areas, and we have never had a bad experience with it. It's freaking awesome. Super fast downloads, never had an outage, and never fought over monthly prices.

If it's available, DOIT.
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2010-11-19, 2:03 PM #5
The only problem with FiOS is you have to watch your back for jealous onlookers.
2010-11-19, 2:33 PM #6
IOS is pretty personal experience for remarkable speed and reliability
2010-11-19, 4:07 PM #7
It's super special awesome.
2010-11-19, 4:28 PM #8
Wish it were available here :(
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2010-11-19, 5:06 PM #9
I like how the only person actually likely to have an informed contrary opinion of Fios and Verizon responds with a joke post.
2010-11-19, 5:31 PM #10
Why would Jon have any opinion on FIOS? It's not available in Canada.
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2010-11-19, 5:41 PM #11
Why would anyone else who had FIOS not have an informed opinion?
2010-11-19, 6:20 PM #12
Note the word 'contrary'. This means Fios is good, because not even Jon'C can find a reason to hate it.
2010-11-19, 7:07 PM #13
Originally posted by JM:
Note the word 'contrary'. This means Fios is good, because not even Jon'C can find a reason to hate it.


You act like Joncy is the only person capable of hating things here.
2010-11-19, 7:31 PM #14
My opinion about FiOS is that I'd want it if it were available here.
2010-11-20, 4:58 AM #15
Quote:
You act like Joncy is the only person capable of hating things here.
I do not. I act as if he always hates everything, and after deciding he hates something, does exhaustive research to back up his claim that it is, actually, awful. When you have a resource like that available, it's only prudent to use it.
2010-11-20, 6:18 AM #16
Brighthouse had a monopoly in my area until recently when FIOS became available. It's exponentially better/faster.
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2010-11-20, 11:43 AM #17
Originally posted by JM:
I do not. I act as if he always hates everything, and after deciding he hates something, does exhaustive research to back up his claim that it is, actually, awful. When you have a resource like that available, it's only prudent to use it.


you have this process backwards.

for example, I did not hate you until you posted.
2010-11-20, 9:01 PM #18
My parents have FIOS, but I don't feel the difference in speeds between it and my $30/month cable internet in my apt. I don't know what you guys do, but the most bandwidth-intensive thing I do is torrenting and I download about 3 GB/day on average.

[http://www.speedtest.net/result/1038925700.png]
2010-11-21, 8:51 AM #19
What the ****.
2010-11-21, 12:06 PM #20
What? That's what I get with FIOS. Brighthouse was giving me ~5mb/s.
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2010-11-21, 6:28 PM #21
Yeah, but he's getting it with mother ****ing comcast.
2010-11-21, 9:21 PM #22
Stupid mother ****ing comcast.

[http://www.speedtest.net/result/1040136272.png]
2010-11-22, 6:44 AM #23
There's been rumors FIOS is coming to my area... in 2013 :(
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2010-11-22, 7:17 AM #24
Damn comcast isn't looking to bad, whats up timewarner?
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2010-11-22, 7:41 AM #25
Everybody loves FIOS!

After this thread, even I want FIOS, but I know FIOS is impossible for me to have.
Looks like we're not going down after all, so nevermind.
2010-11-22, 7:48 AM #26
I want whatever we have at work:

[http://www.speedtest.net/result/1040682662.png]
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2010-11-22, 10:44 AM #27
Hey.. whats that?

FiOS is bringing a 150down 35up... but it's only $200 a month
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2010-11-22, 10:54 AM #28
Originally posted by zanardi:
Hey.. whats that?

FiOS is bringing a 150down 35up... but it's only $200 a month


Still, that's a seriously fat pipe.

Also, I read today that they stopped rolling out FIOS to new markets a while ago. Sucks for people who don't have it! Sounds like you'll never get it.

Why they stopped rolling it out, I have no idea...
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2010-11-22, 11:27 AM #29
Originally posted by happydud:
I read today that they stopped rolling out FIOS .


Link?
Quote Originally Posted by FastGamerr
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2010-11-22, 11:47 AM #30
Originally posted by KOP_AoEJedi:
Link?


http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/27/verizon-shelves-plans-for-future-fios-rollouts-relocations-to-m/

Also, FIOS is getting another speed tier. 150/35mbps, for some ridiculous amount of money + contract + wireless service.
2010-11-22, 12:15 PM #31
Well... long live copper, sadly...
Quote Originally Posted by FastGamerr
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2010-11-22, 2:32 PM #32
I remember a time when T1 lines were spoken of only in legend...
<Rob> This is internet.
<Rob> Nothing costs money if I don't want it to.
2010-11-22, 4:01 PM #33
Okay now I don't want FIOS anymore. In Helsinki we get 200/10 for just under 55 euros a month. 40/somethingican'tremember is just under 20 euros, that's what I used to have.

The 40/something was cable, I'm not sure whether the 200/10 is cable, fibre, or both.

Whoa, something being reasonably priced in Finland...
Looks like we're not going down after all, so nevermind.
2010-11-22, 4:18 PM #34
I don't even know what I would do with 55Mb/s. I could build a wall of televisions and stream a different HD movie to each of them.

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